18/01Result
29th Match (D/N), SA20 at Gqeberha, Jan 18 2026
Sunrisers won by 7 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew BreetzkeSunrisers Eastern Cape
18/01Result
29th Match (D/N), SA20 at Gqeberha, Jan 18 2026
Sunrisers won by 7 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew BreetzkeSunrisers Eastern Cape

7.30pm So, that's a wrap from St George's Park. Congratulations to Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who are into the top two, and are assured of two shots at play-off glory! From Miller and Chetan, good night!

Time for the presentations

Tristan Stubbs: "A really good performance, a lot of momentum into the play-offs. The boys were up for today, we were thrown a bit of adversity with Milne... the guys came together for us to chase it down. Thank goodness it spun! We came up with a plan, backed up the bowlers. We wanted four points, no discussion about bonus point. Quinny and Breeto batted superbly. Once you're in it's easier. We've got a nice thing with the senior players, winning helps!"

The Player of the Match is Matthew Breetzke: "Very happy, very relieved, special occasion in front of family and home crowd. We saw in their innings about how quickly you can score in the back end. Got to build your innings. 160 is par here, knew that going in, wouldn't be easy, but gave myself time to catch up and have some fun. That is my role in the team and Quinny is nice and relaxed, awesome to bat with."

Nicholas Pooran: "A tough day for us. We lost our way in the middle, in the most important phase of the game. Guys fought hard in last two games but a disappointing season for us, we haven't taken responsibility as batsmen. We won last year, but we can't win every year. It didn't happen for us, taking responsibility is most important for us. Especially myself, I know I haven't performed. We'll try to dig deep, reflect, look for answers and learn from this. But we got it right last year and we can get it right again."

7.04pm Game, set and match! A target of 149 never looked sufficient, even on a surface offering plenty for the spinners, and a brace of hard-worked half-centuries from de Kock and Breetzke did the needful. A more convincing win than the one-ball margin implies. Linde and Piedt kept the chase honest for the first half, but MICT suffered for their lack of breakthroughs. They will finish rock-bottom after a campaign to forget. For SEC, attention turns to Paarl versus JSK tomorrow, but they are already assured of a top-two finish, and two bites of the cherry in the knock-outs.

19.5
1
Bosch to Hermann, 1 run, full toss, thrashed away off the hips, SEC seal their crucial victory!

Everyone up bar midwicket

19.4
1
Bosch to Stubbs, 1 run, back of a length, hauled to deep midwicket, to bring the scores level

Tristan Stubbs has top-two qualification in his hands

19.3
W
Bosch to Breetzke, OUT, huge top-edge, straight up the chimney! Pollard settles at midwicket, pockets the chance, and... well, is there a pulse? A dot-ball to the new man will be interesting. A fine knock all the same from Breetzke. He's all but sealed this contest

MP Breetzke c Pollard b Bosch 66 (80m 55b 8x4 0x6) SR: 120

19.2
2
Bosch to Breetzke, 2 runs, winds into a wild slap! Top-edged into acres of space at midwicket, so much space that they can get back for the second

Joe: "This six of Rabada was pretty much the game. Any super over drama coming?" I sincerely doubt it!

19.1
1
Bosch to Hermann, 1 run, round the wicket, low full toss, slapped back past the bowler for a single

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | SEC: 144/2 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 5.00)

  • Matthew Breetzke64 (53b)
  • Jordan Hermann10 (6b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-31-1
  • Corbin Bosch2-0-24-1
18.6
4
Rabada to Breetzke, FOUR, wide line, greeted with a glorious uppercut! Breetzke leans back, opens the face with perfect timing. That's the third boundary they were looking for, away through deep third... and now SEC are closing in on top spot.

Crucial delivery coming up

18.5
1
Rabada to Hermann, 1 run, dragged out to midwicket, making room to leg again, and connecting on the full length outside off
18.4
0
Rabada to Hermann, no run, bouncer, into the surface, and skims past the ears as Hermann can't gauge the lack of pace
18.3
6
Rabada to Hermann, SIX, vast! No need to get funky with the angles this time! Made room to leg, Rabada followed him, Hermann went through with his intentions and smoked the slower ball over wide long-on!
18.2
0
Rabada to Hermann, no run, falls across to the off-side, looking for the flick over fine leg, but Rabada's slower ball is well disguised and just skims past off stump
18.1
1
Rabada to Breetzke, 1 run, slower ball, fifth-stump line on a full length, patted into the covers for a walked single

Here's Rabada

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SEC: 132/2 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.33, RRR: 8.50)

  • Jordan Hermann3 (2b)
  • Matthew Breetzke59 (51b)
  • Corbin Bosch2-0-24-1
  • Trent Boult4-0-37-0

Eight off the over is right up with the requirement... 17 off 12 is what remains

17.6
2
Bosch to Hermann, 2 runs, bottom-handed biff, out of the full length, finds space at wide long-on, and they come back for two
17.5
1
Bosch to Breetzke, 1 run, back of a length, hits across the length, under-edged to backward square
17.4
0
Bosch to Breetzke, no run, right up to the toes, punched back to the bowler for a precious dot

There's one of those boundaries... two more to break this chase

17.3
4
Bosch to Breetzke, FOUR, too full, and pinged away through point! That's wonderful timing, and use of angles... finds the gap behind square, met right under the eyes
17.2
1
Bosch to Hermann, 1 run, thrashed out of the full length, into the off side for the single

Sure enough, Jordan Hermann is the new man

17.1
W
Bosch to de Kock, OUT, wide full toss, patted out to deep cover! Stunned silence descends over St George's Park... Smith barely needs to move, to end a fine knock... QDK singled for another leftie to replace him... we shall see

Q de Kock c Smith b Bosch 56 (78m 49b 6x4 2x6) SR: 114.28

Back comes Bosch. Three boundaries ought to do it for SEC... where are they coming from?

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | SEC: 124/1 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 8.33)

  • Quinton de Kock56 (48b)
  • Matthew Breetzke54 (48b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-37-0
  • Kagiso Rabada3-0-19-1

SEC need 25 in three overs to secure their top-two finish

16.6
1
Boult to de Kock, 1 run, right up to the toes, clipped to leg off the full, takes the single
16.6
1w
Boult to de Kock, 1 wide, oops, way off line from Boult, down the leg-side for another bonus run
16.5
1
Boult to Breetzke, 1 run, dragged out to midwicket, not timed on the slog-sweep, there's frustration in his voice, but the slower ball confounded his timing
16.5
1w
Boult to Breetzke, 1 wide, shapes to the off-side, but Boult over-compensates and fires it too far outside off
16.4
4
Boult to Breetzke, FOUR, Wider line, Breetzke knew it was coming, hopped across to meet it, and nailed it on the up through point for a fine fighting fifty

Sunrisers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15JM BairstowQ de Kock
2nd109Q de KockMP Breetzke
3rd23MP BreetzkeJ Hermann
4th2T StubbsJ Hermann